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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Giles Richards at Silverstone

Lando Norris pledges to get ‘elbows out’ and outsmart Verstappen in F1 fight

Lando Norris (right) with Max Verstappen at last year’s United States GP.
Lando Norris (right) with Max Verstappen at last year’s United States GP. Photograph: Kaylee Greenlee Beal/Reuters

Lando Norris has made it clear he is ready to take the fight to Max Verstappen if the two drivers once more compete for the Formula One world championship. With the new season beginning next month, the British driver said he relished the chance to take on the Dutchman and was confident with the right machinery he could stamp his authority on a challenge for the title.

Norris, who was second behind Verstappen last season, taking four wins, was speaking at the unveiling of his McLaren team’s new challenger for 2025, the MCL39. At Silverstone, where he drove the car for the first time during a promotional filming day, the 25-year-old insisted he would face down Verstappen’s uncompromising style.

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